A Hometown in Heart

An orphan left in the care of a Buddhist temple becomes attached to a young widow who arrives there to mourn her recently deceased son.

Cast

Yu Min

as Do-seong

Choi Eun-hee

as Widow

Byeon Gi-jong

as Chief Monk

Seok Geum-seong

as Widow's Mother

Kim Sun-young

as Jo Seong-mo

Choi Woon-bong

as Hwang Seon-dal

Nam Seung-min

as Temple Cook

Yeo Heon-yong

as Temple Worker

Cha Geun-su

as Jin-su

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